{"id":20698,"date":"2026-04-10T23:10:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/20698\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T23:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T23:10:03","slug":"bill-gates-looking-forward-to-facing-congress-about-his-controversial-jeffrey-epstein-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/20698\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates &#8216;Looking Forward&#8217; to Facing Congress About His Controversial Jeffrey Epstein Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Microsoft founder Bill Gates is \u2018looking forward\u2019 to testifying in front of Congress about his controversial connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a78d896059e3ea2d36fcb8cae643c9aa.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft founder Bill Gates is \u2018looking forward\u2019 to testifying in front of Congress about his controversial connection to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.MEGA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/bill-gates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bill Gates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Bill Gates<\/a> is welcoming the many questions of Congress as he prepares to be probed over his past connection to convicted sexual offender <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jeffrey Epstein;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gates, 70, will officially stand before the House Oversight Committee on June 10, as part of its ongoing investigation into Epstein&#8217;s crimes and powerful connections.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates &#8216;Welcomes&#8217; the Opportunity to Speak Before Congress<img alt=\"Bill Gates has not been accused of any wrongdoing.MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/7c9e8d9138afb6eda3e3f5d1bd2edc6d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates has not been accused of any wrongdoing.MEGA<\/p>\n<p>Gates, who has not been accused of any wrongdoing, has maintained that he met with the disgraced financiers solely to discuss his global health initiatives and &#8220;welcomed the opportunity to appear before the committee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile he never witnessed or participated in any of Epstein\u2019s illegal conduct, he is looking forward to answering all the committee\u2019s questions to support their important work,\u201d a spokesperson for the tech founder told a <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bill-gates-will-testify-ongoing-epstein-probe-11944591\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:news outlet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">news outlet<\/a> on Tuesday, April 7.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates Believed to Have Information to &#8216;Assist in Investigation&#8217;<img alt=\"Bill Gates is among many prominent world figures mentioned in the Epstein files. Department of Justice\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4dee3ff0143152af10bd65c9cb1d7d59.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates is among many prominent world figures mentioned in the Epstein files. Department of Justice<\/p>\n<p>Epstein died by suicide behind bars in 2019 while awaiting trial on s&#8211; trafficking charges. In 2008, he served 13 months in prison after being convicted in a Florida court of procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He was also forced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/investigation-backs-evidence-given-woman-183452576.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:register as a s-- offender;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">register as a s&#8211; offender<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gates was requested for an interview in a letter dated March 3 by the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Comer, on behalf of the House Oversight Committee, wrote that they believed Gates had \u201cinformation that will assist in its investigation,\u201d highlighting public records, including recent documents released by the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ Released Thousands of Documents Related to Jeffrey Epstein<img alt=\"Bill Gates was accused of seeking STI treatment after affairs with 'Russian girls.'MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/317c9feefbfba4bc28b906b1ce475316.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates was accused of seeking STI treatment after affairs with &#8216;Russian girls.&#8217;MEGA<\/p>\n<p>After Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act in November 2025, the DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/donald-trumps-doj-shredded-huge-152013532.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:released thousands of documents;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">released thousands of documents<\/a> relating to the FBI&#8217;s investigation of Epstein, including personal correspondence with <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/most-unexpected-people-named-latest-unsealed-epstein-files-michael-jackson-diana-ross\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gates and other prominent figures;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Gates and other prominent figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a personal email titled &#8220;Bill,&#8221; dated July 18, 2012, Epstein alleged that the Microsoft founder had been seeking treatment for an STI he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/bill-gates-shocker-billionaire-got-175654081.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:contracted from &quot;Russian girls.&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">contracted from &#8220;Russian girls.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Gates Confessed to Having Affairs<img alt=\"The affairs happened during Bill Gates' marriage to Melinda French Gates.MEGA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b5da3cfe17bdbf79ec18aedb7d5cd14c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The affairs happened during Bill Gates&#8217; marriage to Melinda French Gates.MEGA<\/p>\n<p>Though Gates initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/melinda-gates-reveals-she-learned-174225374.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:denied the affairs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">denied the affairs<\/a>, which allegedly happened during his marriage to then-wife <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/melinda-gates\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Melinda French Gates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Melinda French Gates<\/a>, he confirmed in early March that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aol.com\/entertainment\/bill-gates-confesses-having-affair-211929505.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he had extramarital relations;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">he had extramarital relations<\/a> with a \u201cRussian bridge player\u201d and a \u201cRussian nuclear physicist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge mistake to spend time with Epstein,\u201d he said in a Gates Foundation company town hall, perThe Wall Street Journal. \u201cI apologize to other people who are drawn into this because of the mistake that I made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gates slammed claims he did or saw anything &#8220;illicit&#8221; during his time with Epstein, but &#8220;did have affairs.&#8221; Despite admitting to being physical with the women, Gates insisted the STI claim was not true and said that he never went to Epstein&#8217;s island.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.okmagazine.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:OK!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">OK!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get OK!&#8217;s biggest scoops and scandals delivered right to your inbox. <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sign up now;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Sign up now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>FOLLOW OK! 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